Benessa

The House of Benessa (in Latin and Italian, also known as Beneša or Benešić in Croatian) was a noble family of the Republic of Ragusa.

Coat of arms of Benessa family

History

In the beginning of the 15th century Ragusan nobility were present in Novo Brdo in the Serbian Despotate as merchants or mining lords; Benessa were also present.^[1]

Notable members

• Damiano Benessa (Damianus Benessa or Damjan Beneša; 1477–1539), Humanist^[2]
• Pietro Benessa (Petrus or Petar Benessa)
• Andreas Benessa (or Andrija Beneša; fl. 1295–1301), notary^[3]